Acicular

/əˈsɪkjʊlər/ adjective

Shaped like a needle or having the form of small, thin, pointed structures; describing something slender and sharp.

From Latin 'acicula' (small needle) plus '-ar' (relating to). This adjective became standard in biology and mineralogy to describe needle-shaped crystals and organisms.

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